2014-04-04 12:20 GMT+02:00 Samiya Illias <[email protected]>: > Stathis Papaioannou asks: > > So are you saying that if a scientific error is pointed out to you in the > Bible or the Quran you will accept that they are not the word of God? > > Honest answer: I don't know. > > To quote from the last paragraph of General Conclusions from Dr Maurice > Bucaille's book: > 'In view of the level of knowledge in Muhammad's day, it is inconceivable > that many of the statements In the Qur'an which are connected with science > could have been the work of a man. >
The easiest explanation is often the best... the easiest is that it came from men.... What are such "inconceivable" statements that defies men of the 6th century ? As they are "that many", should be easy. Quentin > It is, moreover, perfectly legitimate, not only to regard the Qur'an as > the expression of a Revelation, but also to award it a very special place, > on account of the guarantee of authenticity it provides and *the presence > in it of scientific statements which, when studied today, appear as a > challenge to explanation in human terms. *' > > All I ask that scientists evaluate these in the light of today's > discoveries. I think we all stand to benefit from it. > > Samiya > > > On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 2:46 PM, Stathis Papaioannou <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> >> >> On 4 April 2014 16:41, Samiya Illias <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> What is more important? Faith or Honest Faith? How can we honestly >>> believe in God when we think God doesn't know what He created? I think its >>> a disservice to God, to religion and to ourselves when we choose to not to >>> question Faith, and not to examine it. Its not 'to test God', rather its to >>> test what we accept as from God. >>> If we believe in Life After Death, then the quality of our life in the >>> Hereafter is dependent on the version of scripture that we took on faith. >>> If Judgement is inevitable, then it is of utmost importance that we base >>> our beliefs and actions upon critical inquiry and honest understanding. >>> >> >> So are you saying that if a scientific error is pointed out to you in the >> Bible or the Quran you will accept that they are not the word of God? >> >> >> -- >> Stathis Papaioannou >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Everything List" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. (Roy Batty/Rutger Hauer) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
